Kill Nazis The Videogame!

New Order is an FPS that maintains a solid balance between presenting a satisfying gameplay and atmosphere.

Gameplay consists of shooting galleries and stealth sections. If you fail stealthy approach when needed, you'll be surrounded by a lot of enemies instantly. It can be hard to deal with hoards of enemies in this case, especially if you play in the hardest difficulty like I did.

How does the combat feel? There is nothing that special but it gets the job done. You have a pistol for steath, then assault rifle, shotgun and a sniper. The weaponry is rather generic except for your special weapon, Laserkraftwerk. You shoot lazers with this badboy as the name suggests. You can either shoot lazers normally or do a charge shot. With charge shot you can either focus on a singular target which is a devastating blow or focus on multiple targets at once. Using the charge shot feels really nice even though it depletes you whole battery pretty quickly.

However, the coolest part about the combat is dual wielding. You can hold two weapons at the same time. You can run around with two shotguns or assault rifles and shoot the seperately. You can dive in into 5 enemies and blast them like a maniac(if you play in easier difficultes tho). That is the most Doom-like badassery you can get from this game.

I also like the enemies. They look really imposing. Even the generic foot soldiers look like they can fuck you up. They look bulky and well protected. I love the pitch black armor they're wearing.

What about the story? Not bad tbh. Imagine a world Germans won WW2 and conquer the world. Our stoic protagonist stuck in a mental asylum in Poland as an American. Years later, he learns that the Nazis has won and he plans to gather a resistance group.

What I like about the story is all the details that were put behind the scenes. Nazi occupied almost all countries and dominates them not only in military power, also culturally. You can learn all about it in newspaper you'll find throughout the game. For instance, Brits stops eating fish and chips and decides to replace it with traditional German sausage. You can also find some of the music produced during Nazi era. Bands like Beatles converted their music into German to appease Nazi regime. That was a nice touch. Other than these details, general plot isn't necessarily impressive though.

In summary, it's a cool action-stealth shooter with a bit of a wacky but enjoyable story. I wish it had a bit more variety in weapons and combat in general. Some of the parts of the game became a bit stale.

I've heard of Bulletstorm long time ago but thanks to PSN, I decided to play it just couple of days ago.

Bulletstorm is nothing but a dumb fun action shooter with good mechanics. I love it.

The primary mechanic in this game is to make your enemies in float in the air slow motion. You can do it in multiple ways: by kicking them, sliding through them or pulling them with your leash.

That's what makes the combat great. You can mix in your slides, kicks and leash and destroy your enemies either with your weapons or the enviroment. My favorite combo was pulling an enemy, sticking a bomb to him, kicking him back to his group and detonating the bomb for the big group kill.

The game also incentivizes you to go for these big comboes and enviromental kills by giving you extra credits when you pull them off. You use these credits to upgrade your weapons and buy extra ammo. If you play the game like COD, you're not gonna earn shit. That's how you make a compelling system. I wish there were more variety in upgrades.

What about the story, dialogue, characters, atmosphere and all that jazz? You'll forget everything about them right after you finish the game. There is really nothing to it. I'm personally not a story guy in action games but I think if Bulletstorm had quality characters and dialogues like Uncharted, it could have been a classic hit. The foundation is superb but they didn't polish the rest of it.

Anyway, it's a badass game with fun mechanics. Action fans should check it out.

I started this game right after Resident Evil 4 last year but I finally beat it this time because I insisted on playing it in co-op lol.

Resident Evil 5 is quite different from the other RE games that I have played so far. Capcom flipped the switch and decided to make an arcadey action game instead of horror. The game consists of stage by stage linear levels instead of having interconnected explorable areas. What you entirely focus on is combat. The game is a shooting gallery.

This design is a mixed bag I think. At one hand, it is fun as a co-op experience. You feel like going through hell but manage to overcome the challenge with your co-op buddy. You can save, heal and exchange items with your friend in the heat of the battle. It can be exhilarating. The funniest thing is, just like Resident Evil 4, you can just buy a rocket launcher and one shot any boss with it if you get bored lol. That's what we did in Wesker fight in the final.

On the other hand, it looks like a lackluster single player experience compared to the other games in the series. Not much special going on with the formula of this game. There is nothing extraordinary about the combat, the level design or the atmosphere at all. I imagine it would be a lot more forgettable as a single player.

Still, for its co-op experience, it deserves at 3.5 stars. It is fun and goofy. Find yourself a buddy and try this one out.

PS: This game needed a bigger inventory space. Since its a full blown action game, let us carry more shit.